1917-2017: The 100th Anniversary of the October Revolution
A panel discussion hosted by The Platypus Affiliated Society at the University of Illinois at Chicago on November 6, 2017
Speakers:
Jonathan Daly (UIC history professor)
Franklin Dimitryev (News & Letters)
Greg Lucero (SPUSA) Sam (Black Rose/ Rosa Negra)
Date/Time/Location:
Monday, 11/6, 6:00 PM
Taft Hall 208
826 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60607
What were the aims of the 1917 Russian Revolution? What was the self-understanding of its Marxist leadership? How has the memory of 1917 changed in the course of the 20th century? Why does the legacy of 1917 appear arrayed in oppositions? Are we still tasked by the memory of 1917 today, and if so how?